Wilmington massacre of 1898

The 1898 Wilmington massacre overthrew the elected government in the majority-Black city, killed many Black residents and torched a Black-run newspaper.

The 1898 Wilmington insurrection showed “how people could get murdered in the streets and no one held accountable for it.”

Uncovering the truth about the 1898 massacre of black voters in Wilmington, North Carolina.

The only coup in American history came after scare-mongering that wouldn't sound out of place in 2020.

In Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1898, the victory of racial prejudice over democratic principle and the rule of law was unnervingly complete.

David Zucchino on the white supremacist plot to take over Wilmington, North Carolina.

The conservative plot to suppress the Black vote has relied on racist caricatures, then and now.

A brief scholarly overview to understand the contours of white backlashes, their historical impact, and the ways they shape the world we inherit.

News outlets have apologized for past racism. That should only be the start.

True democracy in America is a young, fragile experiment that must be defended if it is to endure.

The roots musician is inspired by the evolving legacy of the black string band.

During the late 19th century, blacks and whites in the South lived closer together than they do today.

The “historian general” of the United Daughters of the Confederacy began the battle over the depiction of the South in history textbooks that continues today.

How the failed search for a silent film uncovered a lost musician of the Harlem Renaissance.

At every stop, he enthralled audiences with a device called a “stereopticon.”

A contemporary Atlantic writer reflects on one of the voices from the magazine's archives who helped shape the publication—and the nation.

Elites understood that a unified left spelled doom for their economic advantages.

Exponentially more enslaved Africans were forced to the lands that now make up Latin America rather than the United States. Where is their story?

How racism has shaped the history — and present — of bicycle use.

Such women have long pushed American politics to the right, and their ideas have become mainstream.